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Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(06): 1008-1041
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615402
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Activated Platelets Induce Tissue Factor Expression on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells by Ligation of CD40

Joseph R. Slupsky
1   Haemostasis Research Unit, Max-Planck-Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany
,
Matthias Kalbas
1   Haemostasis Research Unit, Max-Planck-Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany
,
Antje Willuweit
1   Haemostasis Research Unit, Max-Planck-Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany
,
Volker Henn
2   Molecular Immunology, Robert-Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany
,
Richard A. Kroczek
2   Molecular Immunology, Robert-Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany
,
Gert Müller-Berghaus
1   Haemostasis Research Unit, Max-Planck-Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Received 11 May 1998

Accepted after resubmission 28 August 1998

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07 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

CD40 is a type I member of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily of proteins, and is present on a wide variety of cells including vascular endothelial cells. Ligation of this receptor on endothelial cells is known to increase expression of inflammatory adhesion molecules. We have recently demonstrated that platelets express the ligand of CD40 (CD154) within seconds of exposure to agonist, and interact with endothelial cells to participate directly in the induction of an inflammatory response. Here we show that activated platelets induce tissue factor (TF) expression on endothelial cells in a CD40/CD154-dependent manner, and that the magnitude of this response can equal that induced by TNFα. Moreover, CD40 ligation on endothelial cells downregulates the expression of thrombomodulin. We also show that CD40-mediated TF expression is less sensitive to inhibition with the oxidative radical scavenger pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate than is that mediated by TNFα, indicating that CD40 has a distinct signalling pathway. Tissue factor is a cell membrane protein which functions as the main trigger of the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation, and its expression on endothelial cells is implicated in wound healing and angiogenesis. Since platelets are among the first cells involved in haemostasis following tissue injury, our data showing that ligation of CD40 by CD154 induces a procoagulant phenotype on vascular endothelial cells suggests that platelets may play an important role in the induction of wound healing.

 

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